Description
Recorded at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California in 1982, this concert was the last date on the Doobie Brothers' "Farewell Tour". It was an emotional night and would be their last gig for 5 years. The band played a set containing all their best loved hits from across their career and were joined by founding member Tom Johnston for the last two tracks, with former members John Hartman (also from the original line-up), Tiran Porter and Michael Hossack coming on stage for the celebratory finale of "Listen To The Music". The band are in fantastic form and rise to the occasion magnificently, they can rarely have delivered a better performance throughout their distinguished career.

LINE-UP:
Pat Simmons - guitars & vocals; Michael McDonald - keyboards & vocals; Keith Knudson - drums; John McFee - guitars, violin & harmonica; Cornelius Bumpus - saxophone, keyboards & flute; Chet McCracken - drums & percussion; Willie Weeks - bass; Bob LaKind - Congas.

TRACK LISTING:
1) Listen To The Music 2) Sweet Maxine 3) Rockin' Down The Highway 4) You Belong To Me 5) Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me) 6) Long Train Runnin' 7) Black Water 8) Minute By Minute 9) Slat Key Soquel Rag 10) I Keep Forgettin' 11) Out On The Streets 12) What A Fool Believes 13) Jesus Is Just Alright 14) Takin' It To The Streets 15) China Grove 16) Listen To The Music

DVD EXTRAS:
Five tracks from the concert that were cut from the original 1982 film: (1) Little Darling (I Need You) (2) One Step Closer (3) Dependin' On You (4) Real Love (5) No Stoppin' Us Now.

Interviews with the band members and manager.

CD
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050I2OYW/?tag=imwan-20

DVD
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0050JN8BE/?tag=imwan-20

that do be cool

Too bad it's the Michael McDonald version of the band.

Bump: added CD pre-order link to the first post.

Time to digitally remaster and repackage The Doobie Brothers' studio catalog........

Was this the concert that they used to show on HBO in the '80s, where Tom Johnston joined them for a few songs at the end? I always enjoyed both versions of the band, and thought it was cool to have MM & TJ playing together.

I believe you're right Rich.

Eagle Rock have announced a June 28 CD and DVD release date for The Doobie Brothers Live At The Greek Theatre 1982.
The rafters of Berkeley, California's famed Greek Theater shook with rock'n'roll fervor as the final date of the final tour of hometown heroes The Doobie Brothers brought many in the crowd that night to tears. Billed as their "Farewell Tour," the band, guitarist/vocalist Pat Simmons, keyboardist/vocalist Michael McDonald, drummer Keith Knudson, guitarist/violinist/harmonica player John McFee, saxophonist/keyboardist/flautist Cornelius Bumpus, drummer/percussionist Chet McCracken, bassist Willie Weeks, and conga player Bob LaKind, pulled out all the stops on a set that revisited their every era.

This incredible night included the surprise return of band co-founder Tom Johnston for the final two numbers. On their biggest hit, "Listen To The Music," original member John Hartman also joined the band as did former members Tiran Porter and Michael Hossack. It would prove to be the last onstage Doobie Brothers music for five years.

The two-hour 21-track DVD includes five bonus songs cut from the original film of the event: "Little Darlin' (I Need You)," "One Step Closer," "Dependin' On You," "Real Love" and ""No Stoppin' Us Now" as well as interviews with the band and its manager.

Since their self-titled debut in 1971, The Doobie Brothers have released thirteen studio albums, as well as several live albums and "Best Of" compilations. Live At The Greek Theatre 1982 is a welcome addition to their stunning musical repertoire, that captures an unforgettable celebration of their career.

CD Track Listing:
1) Listen To The Music
2) Sweet Maxine
3) Rockin' Down The Highway
4) You Belong To Me
5) Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)
6) Long Train Runnin'
7) Black Water
8) Minute By Minute
9) Slat Key Soquel Rag
10) Out On The Streets
11) What A Fool Believes
12) Jesus Is Just Alright
13) Takin' It To The Streets
14) China Grove
15) Listen To The Music

BONUS TRACKS:
16) Little Darling (I Need You)
17) One Step Closer
18) Dependin' On You
19) Real Love

DVD Track Listing:
1) Listen To The Music
2) Sweet Maxine
3) Rockin' Down The Highway
4) You Belong To Me
5) Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)
6) Long Train Runnin'
7) Black Water
8) Minute By Minute
9) Slat Key Soquel Rag
10) I Keep Forgettin'
11) Out On The Streets
12) What A Fool Believes
13) Jesus Is Just Alright
14) Takin' It To The Streets
15) China Grove
16) Listen To The Music

The whole catalog (up to One Step Closer) was remastered in 2010 and released in Japanese MLPS.They sound 10x better than the current domestic rubbish. Toulouse Street, The Captain And Me, and Takin' To The Streets were remastered and released on MoFi Hybrid SACD's in 2010 [Killer Sound!]. Minute By Minute was remastered and released on an AF Gold Disc back in 2009 [I prefer the sound on the Jap MLPS]. Cycles, Brotherhood and Sibling Rivalry were also remastered a few years ago with bonus tracks but are now OOP. The Farewell Tour album was reissued on Rhino Encore but is now OOP as well.

Can anybody confirm something for me? I read that the Japan release of this CD had the whole show. I read this on Amazon reviews for this disc. The guy stated that the Japan release is 2 discs with, obviously, more songs. If that's the case, then that's the route I'm taking.

I like all era's of the Doobs (kinda like Genesis).

I was at BAM! today and rifling through a cheap CD bin. They had this in there, marked down to $5. When they rang it up, it came up as only $2.50.

I never planned on buying this, but for $5, I figured "what the hell?" Then I ended up getting it for half that price.

I also picked up Bon Jovi's 7800 Fahrenheit and U2's Wide Awake In America for $5.99 each.

I went in there to buy the new issue of MOJO, but they didn't have it yet, so I ended up getting some cheap stuff and filled in a couple of gaps in my collection.

Looks like this was a legitimate release from 2011.

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/YMCP-10009